On 27/06/2012 07:51, Caecilius wrote:
I'll soon be wiring a new house, and I want to install some
communication cabling at the same time. It's a small two-bedroomed


I wrote sect in UK Selfbuild FAQ that may be of use.

For myself I decided on a Node zero position ...
Ran 2 x Cat6 to every room
Ran 2 x CT100 terminated on F-connector front plates

In Lounge I ran extra 2 x CT100 to every corner, plus 4 x Ct100 & 4 x
Cat 6 at position I wanted Home Cinema.


Put in extra Cat 6 in study.


I installed in Node zero an 8U minirack ... 2 x 24w patch panels ...
modified one of these so that 2 of the groups of 4 w sockets were
connected to telephone lines .. so I could patch around telephones, and
used PABX adapters on each outlet where I wanted a phone.
I used the modified BT front plates to separate out Data & POTS

I fitted 3 x 1U blank plates with 10 f-type bulkhead connectors ..
terminating all the CT100 there .. (30 seemed a lot at the time) I can
then patch any CT100 faceplate to my aerial distribution amp (Antiference)


All the CAT5/6 cable was free .. they were rewiring office, and after
each big ruin they would dump part used boxes .... my car went home with
many of these.


It's surprising how many CAT5 runs I have in use .... just put ina new
TV .. that has Ethernet connection, as does my PVR and my new Home
Cinema amp also takes one ..
Plus I use an extra 3 to provide aerial feeds to DVD recorder, PVr & TV
.... I could use loop in ... but then there are issue when they go into
standby ... this way any can be in very low consumption standby without
causing problems.



I also run 3 x Cat 5 to each external door .... these hook into Comfort
Alarm system (door keypad, bell, video camera)

Into every room I also put in a ceiling Cat5 above each door - wired to
PIR detector and back to Comfort system.


I also put in a Cat6 run to each room ... currently only a faceplate at
moment, along with a pair of speaker cables .... intent is to have
distributed audio throughout the house ... an MP3 jukebox & radio ...
just not decide what to put in yet.

External I also added Cat5 runs to 8 separate PIR external sensors ..
again back to comfort system.
In 4 location I have also put in a CT100 plus 6 core flex ... currently
just to wall mount boxes - intent is to install video camera back to web
accessible Digital recorder.

Although I had included the built in double garage and wired accordingly
............ I had missed out, since main build went in I have also added
a separate quad garage outbuilding ... if I had thought in advance I
could have allowed CT100 & Cat5 runs for that.


All in, a large quantity of cable into Node zero .... but all needed :-)